Both objective and subjective ratings were used to classify injury severity. Regardless of the classification system, be it time loss or individual perception, injury severity did not influence HRQOL. Moreover, history did not play a role as injury severity comparisons were made between groups for the most recent injury reported, as well as, the most severe injury reported. Conversely, McAllister et al9 found that serious injury was a predictor of lower scores on all components of the SF-36 and that mild injuries were predictive of 4 of the 8 SF-36 components. It is important to note that McAllister et al9 examined injury severity in currently injured athletes and that the method for classifying injury severity vastly differed from the present investigation. Currently injured athletes were removed from the injury severity analysis in the current study so that injury severity could be objectively quantified by calendar days lost. Therefore, to better understand the influence of injury severity on HRQOL more research is needed with consistent classification systems.